2021-06-17 OM Agenda - Item 2 - Attachment 1 - Draft Noosa Bushland Reserve Strategic Management Plan 2021-2026

7.4          Reserve Management Planning Mechanisms
Reserves within each Management Program category may be allocated one or more of the
following reserve planning mechanisms based on the reserve issues and restoration requirements.
The allocated reserve management categories and Planning Mechanisms for each reserve within
the Noosa Bushland Reserve Network is identified in Appendix 5the table below. Planning
Mechanisms showing as red fontgreen have already been done and are current. Figure 20
provides a summary indicating number of reserves per tier, management program and planning
mechanism.

Figure 20 - Reserve Management Program Category and Planning Mechanism summary

                     Management Program Category                Planning Mechanisms
    Prioritised
    Tier            Enhance   Protect    Monitor        RMP          ERP         BOA       Nil

    Tier 1            20        15          0             2            1         17        14
    Tier 2            20        17          0             0            2         18        17
    Tier 3            17        18          0             3            2         12        18
    Tier 4             0         0          35            4            0          0        31
    Tier 5             0         0          35            1            0          0        34
figure 20


7.4.1             Reserve Management Plans
Reserve Management Plans should follow a standard template with the following:

      Management Context. Provides links to higher level Council plans and strategies, planning
       scheme designation, reserve tenure, legislative drivers, vision, objectives, allowable uses.
      Values. Describes the range of biodiversity, waterway, cultural and heritage values within the
       reserve.
      Management Considerations. Describes threatening processes within the reserve, Condition
       assessment (via a BOA), feasibility of achieving ecosystem resilience, Natural Hazards (i.e. fire
       risk, flooding, hazardous trees), Community engagement and education, building knowledge.
      Management Actions. Prescribed management actions linked to objectives and key
       performance indicators.

In reserves where fire management actions are required, the reserve management plans should
include the following:
 Maps depicting fire hazard ratings within the reserve, sensitive ecosystems/features within the
    reserve (i.e. habitat trees, rainforest), zonation (i.e. zones to be fire managed for biodiversity
    and those zones to be managed as reduced fuel areas adjacent to built infrastructure) locations
    of fire trails and control lines, water points, escape routes, gates, turnaround areas.
 Text describing fire hazard ratings, fuel loads, built assets at risk such as adjoining housing,
    mitigating actions (creation of fire control lines, reduced fuel zones), recommended fire
    frequency, intensity and timing for maintenance of reserve biodiversity and community safety
    (including not using fire at all and provide alternative recommendations for reducing fire
    hazard), roles of external agencies such as QPWS, QFRS, and the rural fire brigades,
    community education.
 Action plan. Map showing staged fire management areas and timing over 10 years. Details of
    pre-fire preparation (fire trail construction and maintenance, rake fuel away from habitat trees,
    seek permit, advise neighbours, ensure favourable climatic conditions i.e. ground moisture,
    wind speed, direction, humidity)
 Response to unplanned fire. Text describing actions to take in the event of unplanned fire from
    arson, lightning strike, etc.

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